Kaderin Mills, Author at Bahamas National Trust

BNT Rejects Oil Drilling And Chooses Our Oceans

November 25, 2020, NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Since the release of its last statement on proposed oil exploration in The Bahamas, The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) has closely followed the national and international discussion on this issue. A growing number of Bahamians are clearly opposed to and not willing to accept the risks associated with an oil [...]

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BNT Responds to Deputy Prime Minister’s Comments on Sharks and Turtles

Photo by Colin Ruggerio November 6, 2020, NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) has taken note of the recent comments made by The Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) in the House of Assembly about sharks and turtles. While the BNT understands the concerns expressed by fishermen about shark interactions while fishing, spearfishing, and diving, the

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BNT Responds to Proposed Oil Exploration in The Bahamas

October 5, 2020, NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) has taken note of the recent national discussion, and media reports about the oil exploration well planned to be drilled before the end of this year by The Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC). BNT further notes that the recent statement by the Minister of Environment and

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Bahamians Deserve to be in Nature, Especially after Lockdowns

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Increased Reports of Illegal Poaching & Development in National Parks During Lockdown

May 2nd, 2020, NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Reconnaissance, led by The Bahamas National Trust (BNT), took place on Saturday, May 2nd, 2020, in cooperation with law enforcement, media, park wardens and other essential nation parks service staff members to act swiftly upon reports of poaching in Bonefish Pond National Park on the southern shores of New Providence.

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Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease: an Environmental Epidemic Ravaging Grand Bahama Marine Protected Areas

(APRIL 17, 2020) NASSAU, BAHAMAS- In November 2019, when it was first documented in The Bahamas, Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) - a newly emergent marine epidemic with no cure- has rapidly spread in five months over 20 percent of coral reefs in Grand Bahama’s National Parks. The national parks that are affected include

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A Man Isolated in the Most Stunning Place on Earth

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A Letter from our Executive Director on COVID-19

These certainly are challenging times that we find ourselves in! Not long ago, we were all leading very different lives, dashing about from one thing to another, going here and there, doing this and that. Now we find ourselves in the middle of a global pandemic, with no clear end in sight and no certainty

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Author name: Kaderin Mills

Park Admission Fees Update